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ON THE REACTION OF 1-BENZYL-7-ACETOXY-7-METHOXY-2-METHYL-6-OXO-Δ4a,5,8,8a-HEXAHYDROISOQUINOLINES (O-QUINOL ACETATES) WITH METHANOL IN THE PRESENCE OF SULFURIC ACID
Hoshino, Osamu,Ohtani, Minoru,Umezawa, Bunsuke,Iitaka, Yoichi
, p. 289 - 292 (2007/10/02)
Reaction of o-quinol acetate (1) with MeOH-conc.H2SO4 proceeded unexpectedly to give 1-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-4a,6-dimethoxy-2-methyl-7-oxo-Δ5,6,8,8a-hexahydroisoquinoline (6) and 4-methoxytetrahydroisoquinolin-6-ol (7).A brief account for the stereochemical course of the reaction was presented.
